PEAT Talks: The Importance of User Testing for Accessibility

Sharron Rush, co-founder and executive director of Knowbility, explains the importance of user testing to ensure that workplace technologies are truly accessible. This talk took place on Thursday, March 17, 2016.

Speaker:

Sharron Rush is the co-founder and Executive Director of Knowbility and a recognized leader in raising awareness and skills around the issue of access to technology for people with disabilities. Since 2004, she has served as an Invited Expert at the W3C and is now co-chair of their Education and Outreach Working Group. She has performed policy review, performance analysis, technical consultation, and training development for hundreds of private and public companies, government agencies, and schools.

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